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Planning firm wins Telstra Business Award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... Financial Management Solutions has won the NSW Telstra Business Award for social responsibility. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) member won the award for demonstrating leadership and contribution to the environment, people, education ...

FPA board approves move away from commissions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's board has approved the association's remuneration policy that moves its members away from a commission-based model by July 2012. The FPA received more than 250 responses to its consultation paper "Financial ...

Rev mortgage market continues to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... reverse mortgage program designed for financial planners, which was developed by SEQUAL and the Financial Planning Association (FPA). He said SEQUAL is speaking directly to investment platform firms to provide more education on reverse mortgages after ...

FPA appoints deputy chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed Matthew Rowe, managing director at Hood Sweeney, as deputy chair of the association's board. Rowe, a member of the FPA board since last year, takes over the role from Mark Spiers, general ...

Aussies follow Brits pushing advice aside

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... planning community to promote the importance of seeking professional advice. "As a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia we've been working to build consumer confidence through campaigns such as the recent Value of Advice campaign. ...

Helmich appointed Future2 chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Future2 Foundation has appointed Steve Helmich, director at AMP Financial Services as trustee and chair. Helmich spent two years as a financial adviser before being appointed WA state manager at AMP Financial Services. ...

FPA meets with Capstone on remuneration

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the Financial Planning Association (FPA), has met with Capstone Financial Planning to discuss potential changes ahead to planner remuneration models. Bloch's presentation in Melbourne was designed to provide the network's ...

FPA 2009 Value of Advice Awards

FPA ANNOUNCEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
Planners have only until the end of next week to submit their entries to the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) 2009 Value of Advice Awards. The VOA Awards recognise FPA members who demonstrate 'best practice' financial advice for their ...

Actuaries call for advice 'stress test'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia is calling for the introduction of a 'personal stress test' that would measure the impact of adverse events on a person's financial position to be part of the advice process. As part of its submission to the Ripoll ...

FPA and AFA call for reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
In a sign of solidarity, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are pushing for the same regulatory reform, including the need for advisers to be members of a professional body. While the FPA and AFA ...